AFF4040

Advanced investments

(BUS)

Mr Terry Boulter

6 points + 3 hours per week or equivalent + Caulfield, Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, in-house (not offered in all locations in all semesters) + Prerequisite: Completion of an acceptable undergraduate degree.

Synopsis: Financial deregulation and instability in global economies; volatility of asset prices and consequent risks to investors; financial exposures; measuring risk (including interest rate risk) and awareness of the tools available for removing or modifying such risks including futures, forwards, options and swaps.

Assessment: Assignment: 30% + Examination (3 hours): 70%